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275 Cards in this Set
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Tidal effect |
Water movement |
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Marine animals |
Sea animals |
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The reef |
Rocks occurs above or below the sea |
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I could see no way of solving this dilemma |
Problem -معضله |
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Everyone is aware of the hazards of smoking |
Danger |
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our biggest concern should be the veil the people have thrown on the health warnings caused by smoking. |
Piece of fine - قناع او وشاح |
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This is leading to fatal effects |
Deadly |
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Create an optimal environment |
Best of the best-امثل |
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He is working and learning seamlessly |
Smoothly بسلاسة |
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Enthusiasm |
Interest - الحماسه |
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Curriculum |
منهج دراسي |
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That made me frustrated |
Disappointed- spiritless |
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He is always patronizing towards me |
Showing that he is more intelligent than others in a kind way |
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Stereotypes |
Traditional thoughts |
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Prejudice |
تعصُب |
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discrimination |
تمييز- عنصرية |
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arousal of curiosity |
اثارة الفضول |
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Reading for the gist |
زبدة الكلام |
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I’ve never seen a magpie before |
طائر العقعق |
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The buzzard have a strong eyesight |
نوع صقر |
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Remastered something |
Making it better |
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She was very witty in playing the guitar |
Very good or skillful |
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Stay tuned to see me on the newspaper |
ترقب |
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He has a good sense of humor |
Funny |
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It sounds really crystal clear and perfect |
نقي |
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Theatre |
Stage |
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Have you decided on the colour yet?’ ‘It's a toss-up between gray and purple . |
Two choices are equally the same to you |
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It is a controversial problem |
Causing alot of public discussions |
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outrageous |
Shockingly bad مُخزِ-شائن |
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I’ve always been very fond of your name |
Liking more |
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Sallow |
Pale-having dark spots |
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He’s from a famous acting dynasty |
Large and powerful family |
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Tramp |
Homeless |
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I like the rapper flow |
Rhythmical style |
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He looks like a **** |
Lol it’s a rude word but it used to mean an idiot |
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Let herself go |
Stop looking after yourself and your appearance goes bad .gaining wait and your hair grows too long etc. |
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It sounds like he’s slurring his words |
to ‘slur’ your words means that you don’t pronounce your words properly, like when you are drunk |
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His family are very eccentric |
Slightly crazy,odd, weird, bizarre or strange |
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A lot of weird and wacky things happening |
Crazy |
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I’m a bit sceptical |
I’m sceptical’ means ‘I don’t really believe it is true’ |
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I’m a bit sceptical |
I’m sceptical’ means ‘I don’t really believe it is true’ |
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Someone in the crowd was heckling him |
to shout criticisms from the crowd |
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It’s a piss take |
a ‘piss take’ is a joke. designed to fool everyone, to make fun of everyone. |
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I’m leaning towards |
starting to take that opinion. You are favouring that opinion. |
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I’m leaning towards |
starting to take that opinion. You are favouring that opinion. |
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Finally, he’s cracked |
lost his mind |
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Reserved |
متحفظ |
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Sleeping on the hay |
Dry grass/ قش |
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Shivering |
Shaking of cold |
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An ancient Christian |
Old |
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He is a Priest |
كاهن |
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Good odors come out of the kitchen |
Smell |
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coal stoves |
مواقد فحم |
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They had ovens made of earthen clay |
طين |
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The wood burned and the smoke went up through the chimney |
مدخنه |
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Plucked up the courage |
Even if you are scared you become brave to do something |
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Nasty |
Behaving in an unpleasant or spiteful way |
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Fascinating with someone |
Strongly attacked and interested |
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Fascinating with someone |
Strongly attacked and interested |
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Gaggilng |
Laughing قهقهة |
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Myth / superstitions |
Legends |
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Agriculture |
مجتمع زراعة |
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Primitive societies |
بدائية |
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Primitive societies |
بدائية |
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You can kill a vampire by chopping his head off |
تقطع |
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Primitive societies |
بدائية |
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You can kill a vampire by chopping his head off |
تقطع |
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He is corrupting young man |
Make someone immoral-يفسد |
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Charming |
Attractive |
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It spread like plague rats |
طاعون الفئران |
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It spread like plague rats |
طاعون الفئران |
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He became seduced by a group of bad people |
تم إغواءه |
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It spread like plague rats |
طاعون الفئران |
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He became seduced by a group of bad people |
تم إغواءه |
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It became very domesticated to us |
Familiar-مستأنسه يعني صرنا عادي مع ذا الشي |
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Asynchronous learning |
تعليم غير متزامن # synchronous |
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Inevitable thing |
Unavoidable |
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Eventually |
At last or at the end |
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There is more than meets the eye. |
An idiom means you don’t have to judge someone without knowing him |
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She is a class act |
somebody who is excellent of what they do |
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She is a class act |
somebody who is excellent of what they do |
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He is a laughing stock |
Idiom means someone who has done something very stupid in public and now everybody is laughing at them |
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She is a class act |
Idiom means somebody who is excellent of what they do |
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He didn’t have the moral fibre to be a leader |
Idiom means to have strength in your personality |
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You have the courage of your convictions. |
An idiom means that you are brave enough to do what you feel is right, even if other people disagree with you. |
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To be bold as brass |
An idiom means you are very confident and u don’t worry about what the ppl say |
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To be bold as brass |
An idiom means you are very confident and u don’t worry about what the ppl say |
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His bark is worse than his bite |
An idiom means someone who shout and get angry very easily, but actually they are not very dangerous as a person |
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To be bold as brass |
An idiom means you are very confident and u don’t worry about what the ppl say |
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His bark is worse than his bite |
An idiom means someone who shout and get angry very easily, but actually they are not very dangerous as a person |
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She is a barrel of laughs |
An idiom means that someone is very funny |
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I’m intrigued by this book |
Loving it |
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pleaded to someone |
Beginning |
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An air steward |
مضيف طيران |
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An air steward |
مضيف طيران |
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The wings are huge and they’ve got propellers |
مراوح |
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Umm, that’s wicked and cool |
great, excellent, good, etc |
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it’s off the coast of... |
used to describe the position of an island |
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Jeddah is on the coast |
the location is next to the sea, on the edge of the country |
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the bankers have messed up the economy. |
Screwed it and making it bad |
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there’s a light breeze |
a cool, light wind |
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before you know it, you’re absolutely baked in the heat |
An idiom means it is really hot |
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you do find that time, sort of, slips by |
time passes and you don’t realise |
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Saudi Arabia isn’t very diverse |
many different types of people, from different religions and ethnicities |
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You can go off the beaten track |
This means to go to places that tourists don’t usually go to. The beaten track is the places where everyone goes |
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Umm, that’s wicked and cool |
great, excellent, good, etc |
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In India there are loads of people who just keep hassling you |
means disturb or annoy |
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You have to haggle for pretty much everything you buy |
to negotiate the price.- يكاسر فالسعر |
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Diarrhea |
اسهال :) |
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it’s off the coast of... |
used to describe the position of an island |
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Jeddah is on the coast |
the location is next to the sea, on the edge of the country |
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the bankers have messed up the economy. |
Screwed it and making it bad |
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there’s a light breeze |
a cool, light wind |
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before you know it, you’re absolutely baked in the heat |
An idiom means it is really hot |
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you do find that time, sort of, slips by |
time passes and you don’t realise |
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Saudi Arabia isn’t very diverse |
many different types of people, from different religions and ethnicities |
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You can go off the beaten track |
This means to go to places that tourists don’t usually go to. The beaten track is the places where everyone goes |
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there are huge boulders |
very very big rocks. |
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Umm, that’s wicked and cool |
great, excellent, good, etc |
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In India there are loads of people who just keep hassling you |
means disturb or annoy |
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You have to haggle for pretty much everything you buy |
to negotiate the price.- يكاسر فالسعر |
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Diarrhea |
اسهال :) |
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it makes you really paranoid |
very worried that something bad is going to happen, or you think that something bad is happening |
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there is quite a lot of poverty in Africa |
bad conditions that people live in when they have no money |
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You were ripped off! |
pay too much for something |
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it’s off the coast of... |
used to describe the position of an island |
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Jeddah is on the coast |
the location is next to the sea, on the edge of the country |
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the bankers have messed up the economy. |
Screwed it and making it bad |
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there’s a light breeze |
a cool, light wind |
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before you know it, you’re absolutely baked in the heat |
An idiom means it is really hot |
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you do find that time, sort of, slips by |
time passes and you don’t realise |
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Saudi Arabia isn’t very diverse |
many different types of people, from different religions and ethnicities |
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You can go off the beaten track |
This means to go to places that tourists don’t usually go to. The beaten track is the places where everyone goes |
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there are huge boulders |
very very big rocks. |
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It takes 8 hours inland |
In the middle of the country |
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Pidgin |
Simplified language used when 2 ppl have no language in common |
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Efficiency |
Ability to do sth quickly without a lot of energy |
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Efficiency |
Ability to do sth quickly without a lot of energy |
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gadgets |
Little technological tool |
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perceived |
Considers to be - seen to be |
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perceived |
Considers to be - seen to be |
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When i get upset i prefer not to burden my friends with what is bothering them |
يحملهم عبء |
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perceived |
Considers to be - seen to be |
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When i get upset i prefer not to burden my friends with what is bothering them |
يحملهم عبء |
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to mull over their problems |
Think about |
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perceived |
Considers to be - seen to be |
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When i get upset i prefer not to burden my friends with what is bothering them |
يحملهم عبء |
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to mull over their problems |
Think about |
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pride herself on being intuitive |
Know what other ppl are feeling or thinking ,she have emotional intelligence |
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blokes |
informal word that British people use to say ‘man’ |
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I found myself turning off and not tuning in |
lose concentration and stop being interested in it e.g : a boring book |
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I found myself turning off and not tuning in |
lose concentration and stop being interested in it e.g : a boring book |
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I found myself turning off and not tuning in |
means that you concentrate or focus on something .e.g: someone’s talk |
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I found myself turning off and not tuning in |
lose concentration and stop being interested in it e.g : a boring book |
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I found myself turning off and not tuning in |
means that you concentrate or focus on something .e.g: someone’s talk |
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winging, going on about stuff, moaning |
complaining about sth |
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back someone up |
support & agree with someone |
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as far as I’m aware |
Idiom means that what i’m gonna say might be wrong |
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Dull |
Boring |
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I’m really keen on playing the guitar |
Like to |
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I’m really keen on playing the guitar |
Like to |
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I’m very fond of this picture |
Like sth a lot bcz u’ve liked it for a long time |
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I’m really keen on playing the guitar |
Like to |
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I’m very fond of this picture |
Like sth a lot bcz u’ve liked it for a long time |
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Living in Huawei really appeals to me |
Sounds/ looks good |
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It’s to my liking |
this is just a formal way to say I Like It |
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It goes down well |
(Used with people) – this means that other people like something that you do. E.g. This joke |
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I’m partial to it |
this means I like to eat or drink something, maybe too much |
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I’m partial to it |
this means I like to eat or drink something, maybe too much |
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I’m passionate about it |
I’m really interested and excited about it |
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I’m attached to it |
this means I like it and I don’t want to live without it. I’d feel sad if I lost it |
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I’ve grown to like it |
you didn’t like it before, but slowly you have learned to like it |
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I’ve grown to like it |
you didn’t like it before, but slowly you have learned to like it |
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I’ve got a soft spot for her |
means that you like someone a little more than you like other peopl |
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I fancy her/him |
this means you think someone is attractive, sexy, good-looking |
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sarcasm |
سخرية |
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9 o’clock-ish |
Around that time It’s a slang they use it at the end of some words it’s also means kind of ( brownish red ) |
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latter part of the 20th |
Later |
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latter part of the 20th |
Later |
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the BBC news started to do blanket coverage |
Report on one new story all the time |
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latter part of the 20th |
Later |
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the BBC news started to do blanket coverage |
Report on one new story all the time |
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That’s contentious |
Sth that might ppl will disagree with -arguable |
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Overblown |
Make sth bigger than actually it is like the media and news are Overblown |
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Overblown |
Make sth bigger than actually it is like the media and news are Overblown |
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pushed into, celebrity-ism. |
Use with some words to make them nouns like active-ism |
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a bizarre character |
Weird or odd |
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a bizarre character |
Weird or odd |
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accusation |
اتهام حول قضيه |
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trainers didn’t work on dancing , you need slippery shoes |
The trending know brands like adidas |
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Are you up for coming to the party later? |
Want to do sth |
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He smelled the flower deeply and sighed |
تنهد |
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I’d just like to kick off by saying good morning to everyone |
To start sth and it usually come at the beginning of a meeting |
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I’d just like to kick off by saying good morning to everyone |
To start sth and it usually come at the beginning of a meeting |
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I had a free evening, so I managed to get down to my homework |
to start doing something seriously and with a lot of your attention and effort |
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I’d just like to kick off by saying good morning to everyone |
To start sth and it usually come at the beginning of a meeting |
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I had a free evening, so I managed to get down to my homework |
to start doing something seriously and with a lot of your attention and effort |
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There are a few matters I’d like to bring up in this meeting but before we get on to that, I’ve to thank Miss ........ for her amassing work. |
that means to do something after you have done something else |
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To bring up something |
To say sth , and to talk about it |
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To bring up something |
To say sth , and to talk about it |
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I am sure I don’t need to spell out how important it is for us |
to explain something in detail, or to clearly discuss |
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To bring up something |
To say sth , and to talk about it |
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I am sure I don’t need to spell out how important it is for us |
to explain something in detail, or to clearly discuss |
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I’d like to run through the diary for this week |
to repeat something in order to make sure it is correct |
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Paramedics |
Doctors who drive ambulances! |
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Suffer a cardiac arrest |
to have a heart attack |
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Suffer a cardiac arrest |
to have a heart attack |
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To resuscitate someone |
to bring someone to life – using electricity, or breathing or pumping the chest
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A post-mortem |
a medical examination of a body after it has died |
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I’ve finally got round to do my laundry |
to do something you haven’t been able to do for some time because you’ve been busy |
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I’ve finally got round to do my laundry |
to do something you haven’t been able to do for some time because you’ve been busy |
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I’ve been putting off doing my washing all week, but now I have to do it because I’ve got no clean socks left |
to delay doing something, or to avoid doing something because you don’t want to do it. |
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I’ve finally got round to do my laundry |
to do something you haven’t been able to do for some time because you’ve been busy |
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I’ve been putting off doing my washing all week, but now I have to do it because I’ve got no clean socks left |
to delay doing something, or to avoid doing something because you don’t want to do it. |
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I haven’t been able to read recently because I’ve been caught up in a lot of other things |
to be doing something which has stopped you doing something else. |
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I’ve finally got round to do my laundry |
to do something you haven’t been able to do for some time because you’ve been busy |
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I’ve been putting off doing my washing all week, but now I have to do it because I’ve got no clean socks left |
to delay doing something, or to avoid doing something because you don’t want to do it. |
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I haven’t been able to read recently because I’ve been caught up in a lot of other things |
to be doing something which has stopped you doing something else. |
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Work is taking up all my time at the moment – I don’t have time to do anything else |
uses all my time |
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I’ve finally got round to do my laundry |
to do something you haven’t been able to do for some time because you’ve been busy |
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I’ve been putting off doing my washing all week, but now I have to do it because I’ve got no clean socks left |
to delay doing something, or to avoid doing something because you don’t want to do it. |
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I haven’t been able to read recently because I’ve been caught up in a lot of other things |
to be doing something which has stopped you doing something else. |
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Work is taking up all my time at the moment – I don’t have time to do anything else |
uses all my time |
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I’ve really gone off playing video games – they’re not interesting anymore |
To stop liking something that you used to like. |
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I’ve finally got round to do my laundry |
to do something you haven’t been able to do for some time because you’ve been busy |
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I’ve been putting off doing my washing all week, but now I have to do it because I’ve got no clean socks left |
to delay doing something, or to avoid doing something because you don’t want to do it. |
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I haven’t been able to read recently because I’ve been caught up in a lot of other things |
to be doing something which has stopped you doing something else. |
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Work is taking up all my time at the moment – I don’t have time to do anything else |
uses all my time |
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I’ve really gone off playing video games – they’re not interesting anymore |
To stop liking something that you used to like. |
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Great Britain is holding out for a tennis victory in the Wimbledon tournament this year. |
To wait for something that you really want or really need |
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I’ve finally got round to do my laundry |
to do something you haven’t been able to do for some time because you’ve been busy |
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I’ve been putting off doing my washing all week, but now I have to do it because I’ve got no clean socks left |
to delay doing something, or to avoid doing something because you don’t want to do it. |
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I haven’t been able to read recently because I’ve been caught up in a lot of other things |
to be doing something which has stopped you doing something else. |
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Work is taking up all my time at the moment – I don’t have time to do anything else |
uses all my time |
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I’ve really gone off playing video games – they’re not interesting anymore |
To stop liking something that you used to like. |
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Great Britain is holding out for a tennis victory in the Wimbledon tournament this year. |
To wait for something that you really want or really need |
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Don’t bottle up your feelings darling – if you have something to say to me, just say it! |
to keep your feelings inside and not say how you feel |
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Master dissertation |
رسالة علمية |
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My parents drew lots to pick my name |
there were a load of names written on small papers and you choose one randomly
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unwrap the paper |
Open it |
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manipulating |
تلاعب |
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I seldomly see you here |
Not often-rarely |
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You have to be bold enough to speak |
جريء |
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Listening,speaking ,reading and writing makes you input diversified |
Various |
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Listening,speaking ,reading and writing makes you input diversified |
Various |
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recession |
ركود اقتصادي |
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Listening,speaking ,reading and writing makes you input diversified |
Various |
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recession |
ركود اقتصادي |
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ultimate way |
Final way |
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that is quite essential |
Very important or very basic |
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I need to become entrepreneurial, and become an entrepreneur. |
رائد اعمال |
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chateau |
a castle or large country house in France |
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chateau |
a castle or large country house in France |
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Veal |
لحم عجل |
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Pidgin language |
لغة مبسطة |
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Plateau |
هضبة |
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Humiliated |
اذلال |
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Humiliated |
اذلال |
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Tactfully |
بلباقة |
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Mocking |
سخرية |
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Botanist |
An expert in the scientific study of plantes |
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Arena |
ساحة |
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It’s a bit like going back to medieval times |
عصور وسطى |
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There’s loads of good music and bands. |
A lot of |
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It’s been marinated and soaked in a sort of sauce. |
متبلة |
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A tent in direct sunlight. It magnifies the sun |
تكبر ( مثل العدسة) |
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A tent in direct sunlight. It magnifies the sun |
تكبر ( مثل العدسة) |
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He was snoring in my ear |
يشخر |
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A tent in direct sunlight. It magnifies the sun |
تكبر ( مثل العدسة) |
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He was snoring in my ear |
يشخر |
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If the tent is on a slope, if it’s on an angle you might not be able to sleep. |
منحدر- زاوية |
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An aperitif |
مُشهي |
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greedy |
جشع |
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greedy |
جشع |
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brandy |
مُسكِر |
